Heel lift



March 18, 1930. B.-G|Low1Tz 1,750,712

HEEL-LIFT Filed Aug. 16, 1928 jail I Tag T:T 5

Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES BEN-TAKEN GILOWITZ, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH T SAMUEL PATENT OFFICE THAU, OF NEW YORK, N.Y.

HEEL LIFT Application filed August 16, 1928.

The invention relates primarily to lifts adapted for attachment to theheels of ladies shoes, the object being to provide a lift having new andimproved attaching means which permits of the quick and easy applicationof the lift and allows an old one to be readily removed and replacedwith a new one.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a lift showing one form of construction.

Fig. 2 is a front end view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the lift attached to theheel.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the lift-attaching plate.

In the drawings, denotes a heel lift preferably formed of rubber,although any other desired materials could be employed instead ofrubber. The upper side of the lift 15 is preferably somewhat concave asat 16.

Embedded in the lift 15 is a small attaching plate 17 having amultiplicity of openings 18 in which the rubber or other material maykey. The front end 19 of this attaching plate is in the form of arelatively narrow neck whose front extremity is bent upwardly andprovided with an upstanding flange 20 to abut the breast of a shoe heel21, this flange being formed with an openin 22 to receive an appropriatefastening 23 for securing it against the breast of the heel. Theattaching plate 17 and the lift 15 are formed with alined openings 24-25to receive a central attaching nail or screw 26, and the outer end ofthe opening 25 need not be as large as the head of the fastener 26, whenthe heel is formed of rubber or other elastic material. The flange 20 bylying against the breast Serial No. 300,024.

upon which said ends may be cut off in accordance with the width of theheel to which the lift is to be applied.

The invention is simple and inexpensive, may be easily manufactured andmarketed to sell at small cost, may be easily applied either to new orold shoes, and will be generally efficient and desirable.

The details disclosed may be considered as preferred, but within thescope of the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

I claim':

1. A heel lift, an attaching plate secured to said lift, said plate andlift having alined fastener-receiving openings, and an upstandingrelatively long and narrow flange on the front end of said plate adaptedto abut the breast of a shoe heel, said flange having free horizontallyprojecting ends adapted to be cut off in accordance with the width ofthe shoe heel.

2. A heel lift, an attaching plate secured to said lift, said plate andlift having alined fastener-receiving openings, and an up standingrelatively long and narrow flange on the front end of said plate adaptedto abut the breast of a shoe heel, said flange having free horizontallyprojecting ends and spaced vertical scores on the front sides of saidends providing weakened lines on which said ends may be easily cut offin accordance with the width of the shoe heel.

3. A heel lift, a relatively small centrally disposed attaching plateembedded in said lift and having a forwardly projecting re- The ends 27duced neck whose front extremity is turned. upwardly, and a horizontallyelongated relatively long and narrow flange integral with the upturnedneck end and projecting horizontally in opposite directions therefrom toabut the breast of a heel, said projecting ends of said flange havingvertical scores providing weakened lines on which said ends may beeasily cut ofl in accordance with the width of the heel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

BENJAMIN GILOWITZ.

